Dictionary of Welsh Biography

AP GWYNN, ARTHUR (1902 - 1987), librarian and the third librarian of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth 1967, a period of over 31 years. 'A story of small beginnings and a slow growth and a somewhat uncertain future.' That is how Arthur ap Gwynn himself described his period as librarian of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, between 1932 and 1967. His predecessor, J. D. Williams concluded his account of the College Library in The College by the Sea (edited by Iwan Morgan, 1928) with
AP THOMAS, DAFYDD RHYS (1912 - 2011), Old Testament scholar Dafydd ap Thomas was born 2 May 1912, in Menai Bridge, Anglesey, the youngest of the five sons of Reverend W. Keinion Thomas and his wife Jeanette; Gwyn, Alon, Iwan and Jac were his brothers and they had a younger sister, Truda. He received his early education at home and his secondary education at Beaumaris Grammar School before proceeding to the University College of North Wales, Bangor, where
DAVIES, BEN (1840 - 1930), Independent minister, popular preacher, and author and Watford. In 1873 he moved to the Tabernacle at Treorchy, and from there, in 1885, to Trelech, where he was also in charge of Capel Iwan; it was as 'Davies Trelech' that he was known in the days of his popularity as a preacher. In 1902 he left Trelech to take charge of Ebenezer, Newcastle Emlyn, with Capel Iwan, but gave up the latter in 1918. He published in 1882 a volume of sermons, Gair y
DAVIES, DAVID (Dewi Emlyn; 1817 - 1888), Congregational minister in the U.S.A., poet and writer Born 9 November 1817 at Pant-y-garn, Cenarth,Carmarthenshire; he was a member of the Congregational church at Capel Iwan. He was educated at Newcastle Emlyn and Swansea Academy, and later became a school teacher. He began to preach in 1843, emigrated with his wife to the U.S.A. in 1852 and, the same year, was ordained at Paris, Portage, Ohio. He had a long ministry at Tallmadge, Thomastown, and
DAVIES, JOHN BREESE (1893 - 1940), writer, musician, and a specialist in cerdd dant Geninen, 1924) and his articles in Cymru (O.M.E.) on Emrys ab Iwan, 1923, and on Alun, 1924, as well as a number of articles in Yr Eurgrawn and Y Cerddor. A selection of them were published in Ysgrifau John Breese Davies (1949). He wrote with a good style and economy of expression, showing artistic skill and many of the virtues of the true scholar. He was secretary of the literature committee for the
EMRYS ab IWAN - see JONES, ROBERT AMBROSE
EMRYS ap IWAN - see JONES, ROBERT AMBROSE
HOOSON, JOHN (1883 - 1969), teacher, scholar the City of Westminster School for over thirty years. However his main interest was in the life and culture of Wales, particularly the social and economic life of Hiraethog and the Vale of Clwyd. He was an authority on the place-names of these areas and on their famous people - such as the Myddleton family, Galch Hill, Denbigh, the Salusbury family, Emrys ap Iwan, Thomas Jones, Thomas Gee of Denbigh
HUGHES, WILLIAM MELOCH (1860 - 1926), colonist and writer Born 9 April 1860 at Pen-sarn, Betws Gwerfyl Goch, but the family moved to Melin Meloch, near Llandderfel, about 1868. He was educated at Bala grammar school, at the same time as T. E. Ellis, O. M. Edwards, J. Puleston Jones, Mihangel and Llwyd ap Iwan. Trained as a photographer, he set up in business at Newtown, where he also started preaching with the intention of entering the Congregational
IWAN - see WILLIAMS, DAVID
JONES, GWILYM THOMAS (1908 - 1956), solicitor and administrator leukemia at the age of two, Goronwy Morys Gwilym Jones (b. 1948), and Iwan Pennant Gwilym Jones (b. 1952). Gwilym T. was a committed patriot, and he pioneered Caernarfonshire County Council's Welsh language policy, including Welsh signs throughout the county. He was Vice-chairman of the Council of the National Eisteddfod, 1954-55, and at that time he was elected a member of Gorsedd y Beirdd. He was
JONES, LEWIS (1837 - 1904), pioneer in Patagonia, and writer and started two newspapers - Ein Breiniad, 1878, and Y Dravod, 1891; the latter is still being published. A lecture given before the Cymmrodorion in 1885, when he was visiting Wales, was subsequently published, and his book Y Wladfa Gymreig was published in 1898. He had two daughters - Eluned Morgan and another who married Llwyd ap Iwan, son of Michael D. Jones. Lewis Jones was a gallant leader in

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